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Evening Star, Issue 16710, 17 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Rev. R-. S. Gray has received cabled advice that his son, Lieutenant N. Gray, M.C., has been promoted to the position at tho base camp at Etaplos, with tho rank of captain. The Timaru Presbytery sustained the call by tho Waimato congregation to the Rev. J. I. Clarke, of Wyndham. An cx-Dunedirato writes to a member of our staff s “ Met an old New Zealand pal of mine, in tho person of Jim Skinner, who was in 1913 and thereabouts one of the best forwards in tho Dunedin Football dub and Otago teams. He happened to be staying a couple of nights in my hotel, and of course we were both, surprised at finding each other in London. He is attached as master gunner to one of the big merchant boats, and is off this week to tho Par East." Police fSwperhitendcnt Kiely (of Auckland) and Inspector Cruickslxa.uk (of Greymouth) will roach Dunedin io-night, arid wall sit as a. Commission under the Police Forces Act to hear certain appeals, m respect of promotion, etc The Otago Education Board decided today to nominate their chairman, Mr D. T. Fleming, for a seat on the General Council of Education. We join with many others in congratulating "Mr T. S. Graham on reaching his 60th hirthy. Private H. R. Colo, one of tho members of tho Otago Art Society, was at the end of February laid up in one of the English hospitals in France, rheumatism having temporarily put him aside.